Hello everyone, I am trying to establish the maiden name of my great-great grandmother Catherine Seddon. In the 1871 census they are living in Canal Street Bootle and their eldest child Mary is 9 meaning she was born circa 1861/2 which in turn suggests they were married around 1860. I have searched the marriage records from 1859-1862 and can only find one Thomas Seddon marrying a Catherine which took place in Manchester in March 1861. I do not know of any Manchester connection as Thomas was born in Ince Blundell. Can anyone suggest a way of establishing whether or not these are my relatives ? Best wishes for the new year. Paul -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.29/608 - Release Date: 29/12/2006

Wouldnt a birth certificate for Mary reveal after 1855? Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Chapman" <paul.chapman286@ntlworld.com> Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Thomas and Catherine Seddon > Hello everyone, I am trying to establish the maiden name of my great-great > grandmother Catherine Seddon. In the 1871 census they are living in Canal > Street Bootle and their eldest child Mary is 9 meaning she was born circa > 1861/2 which in turn suggests they were married around 1860. I have searched > the marriage records from 1859-1862 and can only find one Thomas Seddon > marrying a Catherine which took place in Manchester in March 1861. I do not > know of any Manchester connection as Thomas was born in Ince Blundell. Can > anyone suggest a way of establishing whether or not these are my relatives ? > > Best wishes for the new year. > > Paul

Hello Paul Don't think the Manchester marriage is "yours". The indications are that your 2g-grandmother was the Catherine FORMBY who married Thomas SEDDON in the June quarter of 1856, ref Ormskirk 8b/873 (on Free BMD). In the 1841 Census :- HO107/518/4 folio 3 page 1 North End, Ince Blundell Joseph FORMBY, 35, fisherman, Yes (born in county) Mary, 35, Yes Thomas, 13, Yes Ralph. 11, Yes CATHERINE, 9, Yes Robert, 4, Yes William, 2, Yes HO107/518/4 folio 4 page 3 North End, Ince Blundell John SEDDON, 45, shoemaker, Yes Margaret, 45, Yes William, 20, Yes James, 15, Yes Elizabeth, 15, Yes Margaret, 12, Yes John, 9, Yes Jane, 7, Yes. THOMAS, 5, Yes In the 1851 Census :- HO107/2191 folio 374 page 28 Northend Grange, Ince Blundell Joseph FORMBY, 46, boatman (fisherman), LAN Formby Mary, wife, 46. LAN Formby Thomas, son, U, 23, fisherman, LAN Formby Ralph, son, U, 21, fisherman, LAN Formby CATHERINE, daur, 19, LAN Formby Rebecca, daur, 17, LAN Formby William, son, 12, LAN Formby Mary, daur, 7, LAN Ince Blundell Jane, daur, 4, LAN Ince Blundell HO107/2191 folio 373 page 27 North End, Ince Blundell John SEDDON, 59, shoemaker, LAN Ince Blundell Margaret, wife, 58, LAN Scarisbrick James, son, U, 27, ag lab, LAN Ince Blundell John, son, 19, ag lab, LAN Ince Blundell Jane, daur,16, LAN Ince Blundell THOMAS, son, 14, LAN Ince Blundell 1861 Census :- RG9/2720 folio 49 page 6 Factory Cottages, Kirkdale THOMAS SEDDON, 24, plate layer on railway, LAN Ince Blundell CATHERINE, wife, 27, LAN Formby John ORRELL, lodger, 25, railway labourer, LAN Crosby Thomas MERCER, lodger, 24, railway plate layer, LAN Formby John BLANCHARD, lodger, 22, plate layer, LAN Ince Blundell A copy of any of these birth certificates should confirm mother's maiden name :- MarchQ 1862 West Derby 8b/506 Mary SEDDON MarchQ 1864 West Derby 8b/449 William SEDDON JuneQ 1871 West Derby 8b/416 Isabella SEDDON JuneQ 1871 West Derby 8b/416 Jane Seddon Best regards Gordon From: "Paul Chapman" <paul.chapman286@ntlworld.com> To: <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 5:00 PM Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Thomas and Catherine Seddon >Hello everyone, I am trying to establish the maiden name of my great-great >grandmother Catherine Seddon. In the 1871 census they are living in Canal >Street Bootle and their eldest child Mary is 9 meaning she was born circa >1861/2 which in turn suggests they were married around 1860. I have >searched >the marriage records from 1859-1862 and can only find one Thomas >Seddon >marrying a Catherine which took place in Manchester in March 1861. I do >not >know of any Manchester connection as Thomas was born in Ince Blundell. >can >anyone suggest a way of establishing whether or not these are my >relatives ? >Best wishes for the new year. >Paul